Category: Top Stories
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GRA set to implement full cashless drive from July 1
The Ghana Revenue Authority’s cashless drive, which will see GRA turning away any cash payments at any of its offices, will be fully enforced come Thursday 1st July 2021. The Authority has been working towards a full end to end digital tax process where taxpayers can file and pay their taxes from any part of…
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Ghanaians welcome merger of SSNIT and Ghana Card numbers [Video]
As the integration of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and Ghana Card numbers begin, Ghanaians have welcomed the exercise and its attendant benefits. The merger process began on Monday, June 28, 2021, and is expected to provide a convenient means to transact business using one integrated card. This is expected to improve…
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Official Liquidator to have investor class meeting with customers of defunct FMC’s
The Official Liquidator for the defunct Fund Management Companies (FMC’s) will on Friday, July 2 have an investor class meeting with customers of some defunct FMC’s. A statement issued by the Registrar-General, Jemima Oware, stated that “all the creditors of the under-listed companies are being invited to a Virtual First Creditors meeting on the scheduled…
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Government to disburse GH¢55 million grant to tourism practitioners
Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, has said government will from next week begin disbursing GH¢55 million grants to players in the tourism industry to support their businesses. He said the sector lost about 75% of its resources and about eight million Ghana cedis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, last…
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Local businesses urged to invest in quality packaging to benefit from AfCFTA [Video]
Businesses producing Made-in-Ghana products are being encouraged to prioritize quality packaging to facilitate the growth of their businesses as well as their survival in an era of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) programme. This comes in the wake of the seeming improvement in the standards of packaging on the local market. As the…
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Onion trucks banned from Agbogbloshie market ahead of traders’ relocation
The government has insisted that all trucks that intend to cart onions to the Agbogbloshie market in Accra will be stopped at Amasaman in the Ga West Municipality. This measure is in place ahead of plans to relocate all the onion traders from the Agbogbloshie market to Adjen Kotoku by Thursday in a bid to…
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MainOne expands West African Digital footprint with Launch of MDXi Data Center, Appolonia City Accra
The leading provider of wholesale and enterprise connectivity solutions and superior colocation services expanded its digital footprint with the formal launch of its subsidiary, MDXi Data Center in Appolonia City, Accra, Ghana. The event which took place at the premises of the Data Center facility on the morning of Thursday, June 24, 2021, saw MainOne…
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Mixed reactions greet court order for ENI to pay 30% revenue into escrow account
The stalemate between ENI Ghana and Springfield Ghana over the directive by then Energy Minister John Peter Amewu to execute a Unitization and Unit Operating Agreement (UUOA), which some stakeholders say is denying the country of much-needed revenue, saw Springfield dragging ENI to court. Springfield prayed the court for a number of reliefs including an…
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MoMo Agents kick against 10% tax imposed on their earnings
Mobile Money agents across the country are kicking against a 10% tax being imposed on their earnings by the government. The agents at an emergency meeting on Friday June 25, 2021, said they can no longer bear any extra financial levy on their operations. In a communiqué following the meeting, the Mobile Money Agents Association…
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85% of susu collectors now use technology – Association
The Ghana Cooperative Susu Collectors Association says about 85% of its members now use some form of technology in their operations. According to the association, this forms part of their digitization agenda. Susu is an age-old saving system where a person called a susu collector visits individuals to collect cash deposits daily for a month.…